Kia Motors Union
Will End 9-Day Strike

SEOUL, South Korea -- The labor union of South Korea's financially troubled Kia Motors Corp. said Thursday that Kia employees will return to work Friday morning, ending a nine-day strike.

The union spokesman said that the decision was reached as the government, creditor banks and the company's court-appointed manager, Yoo Jong Ryul, explicitly stated that there are no immediate plans to sell Kia Motors to a specific third party.